A Different Way of Seeing
Lois Strachan
Have you ever wondered how a blind person pours a cup of coffee? Or how they and their guide dog know when it's safe to cross a busy road?
When Lois Strachan lost her sight at the age of 21 years she had to learn the answers to these and countless...
Location:
United States
Description:
Have you ever wondered how a blind person pours a cup of coffee? Or how they and their guide dog know when it's safe to cross a busy road? When Lois Strachan lost her sight at the age of 21 years she had to learn the answers to these and countless other questions of how to live as a blind person in a sighted world. In this delightfully quirky and entertaining book Lois shares some of the secrets she discovered about how to live an “ordinary” life in an extraordinary way despite her disability. The second edition of A Different Way of Seeing contains the complete original book with an additional 30% new content – many more stories and updated information that add to this humorous and enlightening perspective of what it’s really like living life as a blind person. Duration - 6h 33m. Author - Lois Strachan. Narrator - Julie Norman. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2020 Lois Strachan ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:12
Author's note
Duration:00:01:51
Chapter 1: Who, How and Why
Duration:00:37:32
Chapter 2: Covering the Basics
Duration:00:41:47
Chapter 3: At Home
Duration:00:27:27
Chapter 4: Putting Myself Together
Duration:00:28:01
Chapter 5: Bits, Bytes and Snarls
Duration:00:45:03
Chapter 6: Earning my keep
Duration:00:28:31
Chapter 7: And in my leisure time
Duration:00:30:27
Chapter 8: Super Canines Leading the Way
Duration:00:52:55
Chapter 9: Out and About
Duration:00:35:00
Chapter 10: Seeing the World, or Not
Duration:00:48:00
Chapter 12: The Last Words
Duration:00:16:31
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:16